California Senate Bill SB210 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 210INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Galgiani FEBRUARY 11, 2015 An act to amend Sections 42651, 42652, 42653, and 42654 of the Food and Agricultural Code, relating to fruit, nut, and vegetable standards. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 210, as introduced, Galgiani. Fruit, nut, and vegetable standards: enforcement. Existing law requires the Director of Food and Agriculture and the commissioners of each county of the state, and their deputies and inspectors, under the supervision and control of the director, to enforce specified provisions governing the failure of food and agricultural officers to carry out orders and directions of the director, the enforcement of specified fruit, nut, and vegetable standards, and the maintenance of state inspection stations. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions, including changing the reference from Director of Food and Agriculture to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 42651 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read: 42651. The  director   secretary  and the commissioners of each county of the state,  and  their deputies and inspectors, under the supervision and control of the  director   secretary  shall enforce this division. SEC. 2. Section 42652 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read: 42652. The refusal of any officer who is authorized under this division to carry out the orders and directions of the  director   secretary  in the enforcement of this division is neglect of duty  ; provided that   . However,  the failure of any such officer to carry out  such   those  orders and directions shall not be neglect of duty if funds necessary to carry out  such   those  orders and directions are not provided. SEC. 3. Section 42653 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read: 42653. The  director,   secretary,  through the chief of the branch of the department  which   that  has jurisdiction over the enforcement of this division, or any deputy, inspector, or agent of the department, may enforce and make inspections of grade, standard of quality, and other provisions of any fruit, nut, or vegetable marketing program  which   that  is adopted under the authority of the United States or of this state. SEC. 4. Section 42654 of the Food and Agricultural Code is amended to read: 42654. The  director   secretary  may maintain state inspection stations at  such  those  places as he  or she  deems necessary for the purpose of enforcing the standardization provisions of this code.